story: CHAPTER XIII. 
  
  THE LETTER. 
  
  There could be no question but that Ninety-four's company were highly delighted with the news brought by Seth regarding his progress. 
  
  It was as if each man felt personally complimented by Mr. Fernald when he advanced the amateur so rapidly, and all united in declaring that "Josh was a right good fellow." 
  
  Seth was in the highest degree excited. He had expected that his friends of Ninety-four would be pleased at learning of his good fortune, but never fancied they could be so deeply interested, and now he began to understand what a gloom might be cast over the company if he should fail in this attempt to gain a foothold in the Department. 
  
  'Lish Davis would not be content until the boy gave an exhibition of what he had learned in the way of gymnastic exercises during the morning, and when this had been brought to a close amid the applause of all present, the driver said in a tone of satisfaction: 
  
  "You're getting on in great shape, Amateur, and if nothing happens to give you a pull-back, ought'er be well up in the drill 'twixt now and a year from to-day. Josh Fernald has the name of being precious hard on them as comes under him for instruction; but I've always allowed he'd boost along mighty fast any one who struck his fancy. He must have seen that you were in earnest, young fellow, for when I talked with him the best promise I could get was that he'd look you over in the course of a month or two." 
questions: how excited was Seth?
questions: when would Lish be content?
questions: who was delighted with Seths news?
questions: what did they all think about Josh?
questions: what was seth trying to gain?
questions: what promise was the driver given?
questions: who did he think Josh would boost along?
questions: what was seth surprised by?
questions: what might happen if he fails?
questions: what did all unite in calling josh?
answers: In the highest degree
answers: Seth was in the highest degree excited.
answers: When the boy gave an exhibition of what he learned.
answers: Lish Davis would not be content until the boy gave an exhibition of what he had learned
answers: Ninety-four's company
answers: There could be no question but that Ninety-four's company were highly delighted with the news brought by Seth regarding his progress. 
answers: That he is hard on people under him for instruction
answers: Josh Fernald has the name of being precious hard on them as comes under him for instruction
answers: a foothold in the Department.
answers: if he should fail in this attempt to gain a foothold in the Department. 
  
answers: he'd look you over in the course of a month or two
answers: best promise I could get was that he'd look you over in the course of a month or two." 
answers: Any one who struck his fancy
answers:  he'd boost along mighty fast any one who struck his fancy
answers: That his friends were so deeply interested.
answers: He had expected that his friends of Ninety-four would be pleased at learning of his good fortune, but never fancied they could be so deeply interested
answers: A gloom might be cast over the company.
answers:  and now he began to understand what a gloom might be cast over the company if he should fail
answers: A right good fellow.
answers:  and all united in declaring that "Josh was a right good fellow." 
  